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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Polygonum chinense (Polygonaceae) PDF

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Shan Ch'Iao Mai; Ch'Ih Ti Li; Pokok semuloh (Constipation pl

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Abscess	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Ache(Stomach)	Malaya
Alexiteric	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Antidote(Scorpion)	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bite(Bug)	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dyspepsia	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Enteritis	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Flux	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Ophthalmia	Java
Refrigerant	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Scurvy	Elsewhere
Sore	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Sore(Throat)	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Tonic	Elsewhere
Trauma	China	ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Vermifuge	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vulnerary	Elsewhere